as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Simmons is "son of Simon". Music producer Russell Simmons. Also form of Simon. STARTS WITH Si- ASSOCIATED WITH old english.

Is Simmons an English name?

English (southern): patronymic either from the personal name Simon (see Simon) or, as Reaney and Wilson suggest, from the medieval personal name Simund (composed of Old Norse sig 'victory' + mundr 'protection'), which after the Norman Conquest was taken as an equivalent Simon, with the result that the two names became ...

Is Simmons Scottish or Irish?

Origin of the Name Simmons

These names were taken from the New Testament and have been in use since the Middle Age. Simmons is of Anglo-Saxon descent spreading to the Celtic countries of Ireland, Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout these countries.